1 00:00:02,260 --> 00:00:03,680 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:03,940 --> 00:00:06,880 Every time I bring up anything to do with the wedding, you pick a fight. 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,020 Hogwash. I say black and you say white. Do it. 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,920 Whatever you want. I want us to see a therapist. 5 00:00:13,220 --> 00:00:17,360 Fine. On an administrative note, I've finally secured parking for our new 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:18,360 associates. 7 00:00:19,180 --> 00:00:23,580 Hence, beginning tomorrow, Mr. Gianelli and Miss Kleinberg may park on lower 8 00:00:23,580 --> 00:00:24,580 level C. 9 00:00:25,020 --> 00:00:26,020 Head in only. 10 00:00:28,340 --> 00:00:31,060 My mother always said that if you want to learn about a firm, forget asking the 11 00:00:31,060 --> 00:00:32,680 partners. They'll tell you what you want to hear. 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,160 The pay isn't as good as it is with the bigger firms. That's okay. 13 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,120 There are things that matter more than money. 14 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:41,340 Jerry came back with a lousy thousand dollars in damages. 15 00:00:41,740 --> 00:00:42,740 Come on, get up. 16 00:00:43,220 --> 00:00:44,840 I really think I ought to be alone tonight. 17 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:46,380 I'll buy you some dinner. 18 00:00:46,660 --> 00:00:48,680 I really don't feel very social tonight. 19 00:00:49,160 --> 00:00:51,160 You're looking for a fight, aren't you? No. 20 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,460 I'm looking for sympathy. And if you can't give me that, then why don't you 21 00:00:54,460 --> 00:00:55,460 leave me alone? 22 00:00:59,940 --> 00:01:00,940 There's no water. 23 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,099 I don't believe I agreed to do this. 24 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,320 What kind of woman would go to auctions looking for a date? 25 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,220 Will you relax? It's going to be fine. 26 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:12,300 What if nobody bids? 27 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:14,340 There's going to be a friend, you know. 28 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:17,040 I want you to bid. 29 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,780 Just listen to this going, so I'm not standing there. 30 00:01:23,420 --> 00:01:26,400 I'll pay for it. I just don't want to be hung up out there. 31 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,800 They got $7 ,500 for mortuaries. Calm down. 32 00:01:35,380 --> 00:01:39,060 Go at least $1 ,800. I got to beat the big ball guy who builds coffers. Mr. 33 00:01:39,060 --> 00:01:40,480 Becker, you're on. 34 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,880 Excuse me? 35 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,380 I was always the last kid to get picked for the team. 36 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,200 Get out there. You get out there. You get out there. 37 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:01,360 Good luck. 38 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:06,360 Come on out, Arnold. 39 00:02:13,220 --> 00:02:18,220 And isn't he gorgeous? 40 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:20,760 Now, don't start a stampede, ladies. 41 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:22,360 What's our opening bid? 42 00:02:23,220 --> 00:02:25,660 $400. $400? That's insulting. 43 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,080 Look at his gaze. 44 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,260 Somebody give me $1 ,000 this instant. 45 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,600 My husband would be angry and my boyfriend would kill me. Now, do I hear 46 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,640 thousand? There we have a thousand. 47 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,760 That should just be the sales tax. 48 00:05:39,660 --> 00:05:44,200 And as the evidence will demonstrate, Allison Toomey and Elliot Robb first met 49 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,720 while both were under the psychiatric care of Dr. Warren. 50 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:51,400 The evidence will further establish that Mr. Robb developed a psychotic 51 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:55,840 obsession with respect to Miss Toomey, which obsession was repeatedly and 52 00:05:55,840 --> 00:05:59,980 graphically revealed to Dr. Warren both in group encounters and in private 53 00:05:59,980 --> 00:06:00,980 sessions. 54 00:06:01,450 --> 00:06:06,730 On October 13th, 1986, Mr. Robb walked into the defendant's office and 55 00:06:06,730 --> 00:06:11,010 that he had bought a machete knife, which he intended to use to slaughter 56 00:06:11,010 --> 00:06:16,310 woman. He then pulled out the machete from his gym bag and showed it to the 57 00:06:16,310 --> 00:06:17,310 doctor. 58 00:06:18,530 --> 00:06:21,110 At the end of the session, Mr. Robb left. 59 00:06:21,930 --> 00:06:22,930 Do you know what Dr. 60 00:06:23,150 --> 00:06:24,150 Warren did? 61 00:06:24,410 --> 00:06:28,270 He closed up his office for the day and he went to a movie. 62 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:34,780 Three days later, they found Allison's lifeless body face down in her 63 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:40,880 There were 11 stab wounds in her upper body, face, and neck. 64 00:06:41,420 --> 00:06:45,700 Mr. Robb, whose testimony you will hear in this trial, was arrested and 65 00:06:45,700 --> 00:06:47,240 convicted for first -degree murder. 66 00:06:47,580 --> 00:06:49,760 His blame has already been assessed. 67 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,500 Today's proceeding is a civil action. 68 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:58,440 for wrongful death brought by Allison's parents, and it concerns the blame of 69 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:03,200 Dr. Warren, the man who knew it was going to happen, and let it. 70 00:07:03,860 --> 00:07:08,300 The irony here is that Allison Toomey placed herself in Dr. 71 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,040 Warren's care because she wanted to get well. 72 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:16,620 And as a madman left his office to chop her to bits, does this doctor go to the 73 00:07:16,620 --> 00:07:19,440 police? Does he bother to go to her? 74 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:21,120 Uh -uh. 75 00:07:21,420 --> 00:07:23,480 He went to Crocodile Dundee. 76 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:30,060 As we go along here, you're going to hear a lot of legal terms. But people, 77 00:07:30,060 --> 00:07:34,600 we're really talking about is a man who could have prevented a savage mutilation 78 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:39,480 with one phone call and instead chose to do nothing. We are talking about a 79 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,220 doctor who simply didn't care. 80 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:48,820 And we are talking about two devastated parents whose only prayer right now is 81 00:07:48,820 --> 00:07:49,840 that you people do. 82 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,740 fantasize about violence all the time. Order. This guy had a knife. Now, I 83 00:08:01,740 --> 00:08:04,280 see what's wrong with holding the psychiatrist liable when he could have 84 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,440 prevented it. I'll tell you what's wrong with it. If shrinks start getting sued, 85 00:08:07,580 --> 00:08:10,520 they're going to start playing it safe and refusing treatment to anyone who 86 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,080 seems even remotely dangerous. 87 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:16,800 The man pulled up. I said order. The next person to shout out will be 88 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,280 sanctioned. Don't you think you're getting a little carried away with this, 89 00:08:19,340 --> 00:08:20,400 Judge Steph Douglas? 90 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:21,900 It's just small claims. 91 00:08:22,180 --> 00:08:23,640 They don't even give you a robe. 92 00:08:24,090 --> 00:08:27,130 For your information, I'm being fitted for a robe tomorrow. 93 00:08:28,090 --> 00:08:31,710 Also, for your information, there's nothing trivial about a judicial 94 00:08:31,710 --> 00:08:35,530 appointment, even if it is only a temporary one in small claims. 95 00:08:35,730 --> 00:08:39,909 I'll be charged with the administration of justice. It'll be my province... All 96 00:08:39,909 --> 00:08:40,629 right, Douglas. 97 00:08:40,630 --> 00:08:43,870 We're all very proud of your judgeship, but we'd best move on here. 98 00:08:44,830 --> 00:08:45,830 Sustained. 99 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:50,580 But may I add for the record, Mr. Becker, my activities are of somewhat 100 00:08:50,580 --> 00:08:55,200 consequence than parading around in a tuxedo for a bunch of divorcees. I 101 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,460 to have raised $5 ,000 for the homeless, Douglas. 102 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,920 I also happen to have shattered last year's record held by Stan Kagan, the 103 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,040 Beverly Hills gynecologist. 104 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:04,560 I'm not surprised. 105 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,280 You're probably more experienced in the field. Order. We're still in session 106 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,360 here. Victor, how's the pajama case proceeding? 107 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:12,600 I am ready for trial. 108 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,620 The plate is bringing in some hot shots from out of state to try this thing. Oh, 109 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:17,960 yeah? Well, who's the hired gun? 110 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,820 It's Doc from Texas. He's an expert on product liability. 111 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,200 He's due here any minute, actually. 112 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:25,160 Moving on. 113 00:09:25,540 --> 00:09:29,340 Mr. Markowitz, I'm still waiting for the Spanko perspective. 114 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,340 I'll get it to you first thing in the morning, Douglas. 115 00:09:33,580 --> 00:09:34,760 What is going on? 116 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:36,220 You said with Mr. 117 00:09:36,500 --> 00:09:38,680 Gianelli's help, you'd have it finished in a day. 118 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,260 Yeah, how about I get it to you first thing in the morning, Douglas? 119 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:42,639 I hope so. 120 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,980 And with that, we're adjourned. 121 00:09:49,860 --> 00:09:56,740 Who is 122 00:09:56,740 --> 00:09:57,740 that? 123 00:09:58,140 --> 00:09:59,880 That's Hamilton Schuyler. 124 00:10:01,980 --> 00:10:03,600 He's a gifted trial lawyer. 125 00:10:04,020 --> 00:10:05,320 They call him Mighty Mouse. 126 00:10:06,100 --> 00:10:09,280 Victor, you're going up against Mighty Mouse. 127 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:15,500 Do it. 128 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:17,160 Thanks for covering my butt before. 129 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,440 I'll have that stuff finished by lunchtime, I promise. 130 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,700 No, take the whole day. Just get it right. 131 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:25,280 Thank you. 132 00:10:28,780 --> 00:10:29,780 Hi. 133 00:10:30,380 --> 00:10:31,380 Victor Cifuentes. 134 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,400 Hamilton Skyler. Nice to meet you. 135 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:35,440 Can I get you a cup of coffee or anything? 136 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,000 I've got one. 137 00:10:37,770 --> 00:10:41,190 Now, I haven't had a chance to look at all the papers yet, but I was wondering 138 00:10:41,190 --> 00:10:44,870 whether you'd be inclined to settle before I actually plunge in. 139 00:10:45,710 --> 00:10:49,450 Well, we offer 20 ,000 to previous counsel, but I'm sure that my... I think 140 00:10:49,450 --> 00:10:51,130 both know 20 ,000 is offensive. 141 00:10:51,510 --> 00:10:53,930 We're talking about a little boy scarred for life. 142 00:10:54,370 --> 00:10:56,970 With all due respect, I think that 20 is more than generous. 143 00:10:57,610 --> 00:11:00,570 There's no design defect here, no negligence, no proximate cause. 144 00:11:01,310 --> 00:11:05,750 There is a multimillion -dollar fabric company with a product that caught fire 145 00:11:05,750 --> 00:11:10,430 engulfed the face of a seven -year -old boy, causing irreparable disfigurement. 146 00:11:12,150 --> 00:11:16,030 Well, I'm sure that once counsel has had time to review the files, he'll see 147 00:11:16,030 --> 00:11:19,610 that his predecessor was warned by the judge to settle this. I'm sure that once 148 00:11:19,610 --> 00:11:23,490 counsel has had the opportunity of seeing me in court, he'll realize I'm 149 00:11:23,490 --> 00:11:26,950 predecessor, nor am I like any other adversary he's ever faced. 150 00:11:28,810 --> 00:11:31,230 Let me give you a little preview, Mr. Sifuentes. 151 00:11:31,890 --> 00:11:35,930 When we go in there tomorrow, we'll both approach the bench, all three foot 152 00:11:35,930 --> 00:11:38,470 eleven of me and you in your six foot plus blender. 153 00:11:39,430 --> 00:11:41,870 Now, a few people on that jury are going to snicker. 154 00:11:42,110 --> 00:11:43,510 Some may even laugh. 155 00:11:44,230 --> 00:11:48,950 Now, when they do, I'm going to make them feel very ashamed for doing that. 156 00:11:49,340 --> 00:11:53,020 What makes me so gifted in the courtroom, sir, is I can take that 157 00:11:53,220 --> 00:11:58,040 compound it with a little compassion, and turn it into a big, fat plaintiff 158 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:59,040 verdict. 159 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:03,340 All the while, you'll be sitting there helpless, knowing if you object or fight 160 00:12:03,340 --> 00:12:07,980 back, you'll come off as a playground bully, maliciously attacking the 161 00:12:07,980 --> 00:12:09,280 sympathetic dwarf. 162 00:12:10,380 --> 00:12:13,380 Do yourself a favor, Mr. Sifuentes. Cut your losses. 163 00:12:13,860 --> 00:12:14,860 Settle now. 164 00:12:15,380 --> 00:12:17,060 You may be good, Mrs. Schuyler. 165 00:12:17,870 --> 00:12:20,310 But I've seen your cards, and you're not going to win with the hand you got. 166 00:12:21,790 --> 00:12:23,250 See you in court, sir. 167 00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:32,050 Mighty mouth. 168 00:12:32,830 --> 00:12:36,830 And it's quite conceivable Dr. Warren couldn't predict how dangerous the 169 00:12:36,830 --> 00:12:37,669 would become. 170 00:12:37,670 --> 00:12:42,230 So talk of violence alone doesn't always mean call the police. 171 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:47,320 Do you have any idea how many wives come into my office and fantasize killing 172 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:51,420 their husbands, or vice versa? Does that make them really dangerous? 173 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:53,600 Absolutely not. 174 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:56,280 But why not just play it safe and alert the police anyway? 175 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:02,960 The reality is that once you start whistleblowing, a lot of potential 176 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,500 psychotics who might otherwise seek help won't. 177 00:13:06,860 --> 00:13:10,060 They'll stay out there, and maybe more people will be killed. 178 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:11,359 Thank you. 179 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:12,360 Your witness. 180 00:13:13,580 --> 00:13:17,660 You're telling this sport that as a maniac stalked out on a mission to 181 00:13:17,660 --> 00:13:18,700 Ali to me, Dr. 182 00:13:19,060 --> 00:13:22,880 Warren served a societal purpose by keeping his mouth shut? Please, don't 183 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,400 my words. I'm saying that based on the history of the patient... 184 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:31,680 It is possible for Dr. Warren to have concluded he was harmless, and that, if 185 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:36,220 so, no warning was necessary. In other words, you're saying it's a guessing 186 00:13:36,220 --> 00:13:40,380 game. And if a doctor has to guess incorrectly, better to err on the 187 00:13:40,380 --> 00:13:44,540 side. Objection. Better to slash a girl's throat open than upset your trust 188 00:13:44,540 --> 00:13:49,020 a patient. Objection. Sustained. A knife was plunged into her torso 11 times, 189 00:13:49,100 --> 00:13:52,500 and you're worried about the chilling effect on psychotherapy. Your Honor. 190 00:13:52,700 --> 00:13:53,700 Miss Santiago. 191 00:13:54,010 --> 00:13:56,190 The jury will disregard that last remark. 192 00:13:56,510 --> 00:13:58,870 Dr. Adelson, you've been sitting in this courtroom. 193 00:13:59,110 --> 00:14:00,370 You've heard about the threats. 194 00:14:00,970 --> 00:14:01,970 The murder. 195 00:14:02,330 --> 00:14:03,590 You really think Dr. 196 00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:04,810 Warren done good here? 197 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:10,470 I'm saying it's possible for him to have determined that Mr. Robb was not really 198 00:14:10,470 --> 00:14:12,730 dangerous. Good answer, doctor. 199 00:14:13,350 --> 00:14:14,810 You're a very fine witness. 200 00:14:16,710 --> 00:14:20,510 By the way, how much is the defendant paying you for your expert testimony 201 00:14:20,510 --> 00:14:22,210 today? $2 ,000. 202 00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:24,630 Uh -huh. 203 00:14:27,070 --> 00:14:29,710 Your Honor, if it please the court, I'd like a sidebar. 204 00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:31,270 Rude. 205 00:14:46,530 --> 00:14:49,970 Your Honor, during the course of the trial, I'll be calling my client as a 206 00:14:49,970 --> 00:14:54,090 witness. Since he's only ten years old, I'd like permission to lead. 207 00:14:54,350 --> 00:14:57,490 Why don't you make that motion at the time you call him? It's a little 208 00:14:57,490 --> 00:14:59,490 right now. I apologize, Judge. 209 00:14:59,790 --> 00:15:00,890 I'm ready to proceed. 210 00:15:01,510 --> 00:15:02,510 Well, then, let's do. 211 00:15:02,990 --> 00:15:03,990 Step back. 212 00:15:13,770 --> 00:15:19,530 You know, I think the biggest falsity ever told to me came from my very own 213 00:15:19,530 --> 00:15:24,680 mother. She used to say, one day, son, they're going to stop laughing. 214 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:32,060 Well, I soon found out, no matter what I did, the giggles were unrelenting. 215 00:15:32,580 --> 00:15:37,960 There is nothing so piercing, nothing so emotionally debilitating as being 216 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:38,960 laughed at. 217 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:45,020 It makes one grow up full of pain, full of anger, but most of all, full of the 218 00:15:45,020 --> 00:15:47,000 determination to make it stop. 219 00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:51,130 That's one of the reasons I went to law school. 220 00:15:52,610 --> 00:15:57,210 I assumed that no one would dare to chuckle at an attorney at law. 221 00:15:58,430 --> 00:15:59,510 But I was wrong. 222 00:15:59,930 --> 00:16:05,170 Because when I walk into a courtroom, they don't see a man who graduated 223 00:16:05,170 --> 00:16:09,390 in his class. They don't see a man who is an accomplished attorney at law. 224 00:16:09,590 --> 00:16:11,830 They see exactly what you just saw. 225 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:18,120 A dwarf standing tippy -toe on his trial case, trying to see over the judge's 226 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:22,240 bench. And they do exactly what some of you just did. 227 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:24,580 They laugh. 228 00:16:25,980 --> 00:16:30,620 Now, I don't blame them, and nor do I blame you, because I've learned in the 229 00:16:30,620 --> 00:16:36,800 science of human nature, physical deformity always gives rise to ridicule 230 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,140 worse, even shock. 231 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,020 It's a very, very painful lesson to learn. 232 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,200 Now, this young man is Kevin Talbot. 233 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:57,800 Three years ago, he was wearing pyjamas made of fabric manufactured by the 234 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:03,560 defendant. Those pyjamas caught fire, and now Kevin, too, has to learn that 235 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:04,740 painful lesson. 236 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,339 He may grow up to be many things. He may be a doctor, he may be an attorney. 237 00:17:10,329 --> 00:17:14,109 He may even be a triple crown batting champion with one of the major leagues. 238 00:17:14,930 --> 00:17:21,390 But what he'll always be first to everyone he ever meets is disfigured. 239 00:17:22,730 --> 00:17:28,270 Now he may rise above his handicap, as I think I have mine. He may even achieve 240 00:17:28,270 --> 00:17:32,370 enough successes to make people forget his disfigurement. 241 00:17:33,090 --> 00:17:36,270 But every time he tries to forget... 242 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:43,160 There'll always be a frightened gasp of shock, a quickly averted stare to remind 243 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:48,560 him to bring back the humiliation and the pain that will afflict him every 244 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,840 single day for the rest of his life. 245 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,180 Believe me. 246 00:18:09,669 --> 00:18:11,110 Morning. Morning. 247 00:18:12,110 --> 00:18:13,110 Oh, 248 00:18:13,250 --> 00:18:14,250 it's gorgeous. 249 00:18:15,050 --> 00:18:16,110 From Nina Hollander. 250 00:18:17,090 --> 00:18:20,950 Rox, would you look at these? Ruba lily, halicone, and sterling roses. This is 251 00:18:20,950 --> 00:18:22,490 easily a $300 arrangement. 252 00:18:23,410 --> 00:18:25,770 This woman gives to a charity. She really gives. 253 00:18:26,150 --> 00:18:29,050 Where are you taking her? She's taking me. That's the whole beauty of it. 254 00:18:29,250 --> 00:18:33,650 You see, she thins the flowers, orchestrates the entertainment. It's a 255 00:18:33,650 --> 00:18:35,110 role reversal, Rox. I love it. 256 00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:39,000 Do you have any idea what a relief it is not to have to plan a date? 257 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:40,300 No. 258 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:45,700 For one, all I have to do is sit back and let the evening happen to me. No 259 00:18:45,700 --> 00:18:48,300 expectation, no idea of what's to come. 260 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:51,840 Sounds great, Arnie. 261 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,460 Fox, call Renee Quintana and have her do a check on this woman. 262 00:18:57,260 --> 00:18:59,260 I'd like to have some idea of what's to come. 263 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,260 When are we going to have it? How about as soon as possible? Yeah, how about 264 00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:09,820 sooner? Oh, uh, excuse me. 265 00:19:12,260 --> 00:19:13,260 Quick lunch? 266 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,980 No, I have a sandwich coming in. 267 00:19:16,260 --> 00:19:17,440 Well, how late are you going to be tonight? 268 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,220 Oh, maybe 10 .30, 11. 269 00:19:20,580 --> 00:19:24,240 You know, between my trial and this Spanko mess of yours, it seems like I'm 270 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:25,240 never going to see you again. 271 00:19:26,260 --> 00:19:29,080 I don't think it's fair for you to take all the heat for Janelle's screw -ups. 272 00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:30,440 Give him a break, Ann. He's a good kid. 273 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,940 It's not like I hate him or anything, Stuart. I just would love to see you 274 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:35,500 before midnight one of these nights. 275 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:36,900 Okay, John. 276 00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:40,680 You know, if he's not cutting it, Stuart, you're not doing him a favor. 277 00:19:40,900 --> 00:19:42,960 You should maybe talk to Rackman. It's going to be fine, Ann. 278 00:19:43,580 --> 00:19:45,860 Everybody's a little slow at first. A little slow? 279 00:19:48,620 --> 00:19:50,800 You are such a nice person. 280 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,380 Maybe I'll wait up for you after. 281 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:57,620 I'll, uh, I'll bring my butter pie now. 282 00:20:01,580 --> 00:20:02,720 UCLA. Harvard Law. 283 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:04,900 Editor of the Law Review. 284 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:07,480 Ames Competition. 285 00:20:08,260 --> 00:20:09,580 Best oralist. 286 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,040 Well, I am impressed, Mr. Rollins. 287 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:13,600 Thank you, sir. 288 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:15,220 Tell us a bit about yourself. 289 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,840 Well, let's see. My mother's an attorney. 290 00:20:18,140 --> 00:20:20,760 My father's a professor of economics at UC Riverside. 291 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:25,260 I've clerked for the past few summers at Felder Ivy McCoy. As a matter of fact, 292 00:20:25,260 --> 00:20:26,400 they offered me a permanent position. 293 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,580 But under the heading, less is more. 294 00:20:29,230 --> 00:20:33,110 I think that a small, prestigious firm such as McKenzie Brackman could be more 295 00:20:33,110 --> 00:20:37,010 responsive to my personal needs. Or at least Bill Howard thinks so. Bill 296 00:20:37,190 --> 00:20:38,630 As in Howard Enterprises? 297 00:20:38,890 --> 00:20:41,570 Yes, sir. He's been a close personal friend of my family for years. 298 00:20:42,230 --> 00:20:44,690 That's how Mr. Rollins came to our attention. 299 00:20:45,130 --> 00:20:48,910 He also told me that you have a real commitment to minority hiring that goes 300 00:20:48,910 --> 00:20:49,910 beyond tokenism. 301 00:20:50,030 --> 00:20:52,030 That means a lot to me. 302 00:20:52,310 --> 00:20:57,490 Well, Mr. Rollins, your education is top draw. Your family connections are 303 00:20:57,490 --> 00:20:58,490 impressive. 304 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,540 I think you could fit in quite nicely. 305 00:21:01,220 --> 00:21:04,000 Thank you. What would you be looking for in the way of compensation? 306 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:05,900 $72 ,500. 307 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:09,680 And I wouldn't be opposed to your designating a percentage of that as a 308 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:14,080 bonus. Excuse me, but we've been starting our associates pretty much 309 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,740 commensurate with the going rate, which, as I'm sure you're aware, is 310 00:21:17,740 --> 00:21:18,740 considerably lower. 311 00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:21,900 I understand, sir, but I've already been offered $71 ,000 with Horton Gold. 312 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,360 So much for your doctrine of less is more. 313 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,060 Sometimes more is more. 314 00:21:30,999 --> 00:21:36,180 Well, perhaps we could reach as high as 57 .5. With all due respect, Mr. 315 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,700 Brackman, this is not a negotiation. 316 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:45,360 Gentlemen, it's been a genuine honor and a pleasure. Thank you very much. 317 00:21:47,260 --> 00:21:49,520 Could you give us till the end of business today? 318 00:21:50,020 --> 00:21:51,020 Of course, sir. 319 00:21:59,590 --> 00:22:02,610 Obviously, his salary demands are totally out of line. 320 00:22:02,830 --> 00:22:04,690 Oh, he's bright, he's articulate. 321 00:22:05,430 --> 00:22:06,830 I like his directness. 322 00:22:07,770 --> 00:22:08,770 He's a winner. 323 00:22:09,190 --> 00:22:10,530 I want him to be our winner. 324 00:22:10,770 --> 00:22:12,450 I strongly disagree. 325 00:22:14,010 --> 00:22:15,350 Well, I'm pulling rank, Douglas. 326 00:22:15,550 --> 00:22:19,010 What are you going to do when his salary becomes common knowledge among the 327 00:22:19,010 --> 00:22:19,989 other associates? 328 00:22:19,990 --> 00:22:21,330 We'll see that it doesn't. 329 00:22:22,590 --> 00:22:24,970 Then I guess you've bought yourself a lawyer. 330 00:22:25,770 --> 00:22:28,630 I hope you haven't bought all of us a giant headache as well. 331 00:22:30,860 --> 00:22:35,220 So other pajama fabrics have a higher level of flame retardant than the 332 00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:36,660 defendant? Yes, sir. 333 00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:41,500 The defendant's fabric was treated with flame retardant chemicals, but the more 334 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:45,460 protective fabrics are the ones actually made with flame -resistant fibers. 335 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,240 And what would you say is the manufacturing cost difference between 336 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,800 defendant's fabric and the other more flame retardant brands? 337 00:22:53,180 --> 00:22:56,500 The other one costs about 96 cents more per pair. 338 00:22:57,070 --> 00:23:01,290 So it is possible that if the defendant saw its way to spending, shall we say, 339 00:23:01,310 --> 00:23:06,730 an extra dollar in the name of safety, Kevin Talbot would still have his whole 340 00:23:06,730 --> 00:23:10,110 face. Objection! Sustained. That remark is stricken. 341 00:23:10,330 --> 00:23:11,330 Nothing further. 342 00:23:16,350 --> 00:23:20,690 Miss Walworth, isn't it true that some children are allergic to the fabrics 343 00:23:20,690 --> 00:23:21,810 with flame -resistant fibers? 344 00:23:22,380 --> 00:23:26,240 Some children do have reactions, yes, sir. And for those kids, their only 345 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,760 is the chemically treated pajamas, like the ones made by my client's fabric. Is 346 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:30,760 that right? That's correct. 347 00:23:30,860 --> 00:23:33,980 And, Miss Woolworth, you're familiar with the government regulations 348 00:23:33,980 --> 00:23:38,120 flammability standards, are you not? I am. And does the fabric used by my 349 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:39,340 comply with these safety standards? 350 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:40,319 It does. 351 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:44,780 And as a former member of the Consumer Products Safety Commission, have you 352 00:23:44,780 --> 00:23:47,480 had occasion to question the safety of this fabric? 353 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:48,739 No, sir. 354 00:23:48,740 --> 00:23:50,120 Miss Woolworth... Fire! 355 00:23:50,899 --> 00:23:52,580 What the... Hey! Your Honor! 356 00:23:53,620 --> 00:23:54,620 Objection! 357 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:55,840 This is outrageous! 358 00:23:59,940 --> 00:24:03,900 Who made that thing to go off? I apologize, Judge. I didn't mean to. Your 359 00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:06,720 I move for an immediate mistrial, and I ask that he be held in contempt. 360 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:08,059 Counsel, approach. 361 00:24:08,060 --> 00:24:10,100 It was an accident. Yeah, sure it was. 362 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:11,320 Get up here now. 363 00:24:11,580 --> 00:24:15,860 If you try anything like that again, and you got a mistrial, I will personally 364 00:24:15,860 --> 00:24:18,740 do it that you never try another case in this state again. 365 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,940 I apologize, Judge. I didn't mean to ignite it. The hell you did. Cut it out. 366 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:24,880 Let's proceed. 367 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:28,400 All rise. 368 00:24:28,860 --> 00:24:33,280 The session is now called to order. The Honorable Justice Douglas Brackman 369 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:34,280 presiding. 370 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,560 I see that our docket is quite full, and accordingly... 371 00:24:38,910 --> 00:24:43,270 Let us proceed to our first case. Case number one, Whedon versus Grevy. 372 00:24:43,870 --> 00:24:48,050 $200. I pay for a talking bird, and all it does is cuss me. It talks. 373 00:24:48,270 --> 00:24:49,270 The bird talks. 374 00:24:49,390 --> 00:24:52,090 Wait a second. From the minute it came into my house... He wanted a talking 375 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:54,730 bird, and now he's upset over contact. 376 00:24:55,010 --> 00:24:55,949 Hold it. 377 00:24:55,950 --> 00:25:01,050 Am I to understand you seek a refund because the parrot engages in profanity? 378 00:25:01,330 --> 00:25:05,810 Engage? I called my wife a whore. She called her a whore. 379 00:25:06,430 --> 00:25:07,430 There's a big difference. 380 00:25:07,570 --> 00:25:09,370 It was hard. He repeated it twice. 381 00:25:11,290 --> 00:25:13,570 Bailiff, bring exhibit A up here, please. 382 00:25:15,110 --> 00:25:19,970 Now, litigants, I'm aware of no warranty as to the subject matter of the birds' 383 00:25:20,050 --> 00:25:23,010 conversation. What's its name? Penelope. Spike. 384 00:25:23,750 --> 00:25:29,970 Well, Spike or Penelope, whoever you are, can you talk to Judge Brackman? 385 00:25:30,250 --> 00:25:33,970 Can you say, hello, Judge Brackman? 386 00:25:34,230 --> 00:25:35,980 Hello. Good girl. 387 00:25:36,300 --> 00:25:37,760 Well, Mr. Whedon, it seems. 388 00:25:38,060 --> 00:25:39,680 You're a wimp. Hey, is he? 389 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,980 Jackass. You're in contempt. 390 00:25:42,260 --> 00:25:43,260 And he's a bigot, too. 391 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:44,720 Drop a breath. 392 00:25:44,820 --> 00:25:46,080 Order everybody. 393 00:25:46,500 --> 00:25:47,500 Suck my beak. 394 00:25:47,740 --> 00:25:49,620 Penelope. I want punitive damages. 395 00:25:49,980 --> 00:25:51,620 I'll take it under advisement. 396 00:25:51,980 --> 00:25:53,020 20 -minute recess. 397 00:25:53,380 --> 00:25:54,380 Bite my shorts. 398 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:55,760 Drop a breath. 399 00:25:55,820 --> 00:25:56,880 Kiss my brownie. 400 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:01,580 In the 17 years I've been a psychiatrist, I must have heard over 100 401 00:26:01,580 --> 00:26:02,580 threats like this. 402 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,320 And have you ever warned the potential victims of these threats? 403 00:26:05,620 --> 00:26:06,519 Yes, sometimes. 404 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,140 And the police, too. But you didn't on this occasion, did you? No. 405 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,540 I honestly didn't think Mr. Robb was capable of committing this kind of 406 00:26:13,540 --> 00:26:17,020 violence. Everything in his history and his medical records indicated these 407 00:26:17,020 --> 00:26:18,880 threats were the products of delusional episodes. 408 00:26:19,940 --> 00:26:21,500 I still can't believe that I was wrong. 409 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:22,800 No further questions. 410 00:26:24,740 --> 00:26:27,060 So you hear these threats all the time, Doctor? 411 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,320 Between Mr. Robb and my other patients, I... 412 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,280 Probably get one a month. And on how many occasions do your clients come in 413 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:35,280 wielding machetes? 414 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,120 I thought he was just trying to show off a little. Is it your testimony, doctor, 415 00:26:39,220 --> 00:26:42,360 that it's customary for patients to expose weaponry to their psychiatrist? 416 00:26:42,860 --> 00:26:46,080 No, but it does happen. Dr. Warren, you blew this one, didn't you? 417 00:26:47,020 --> 00:26:50,860 It was not my fault. Hey, come on, doctor. A patient of yours tells you 418 00:26:50,860 --> 00:26:54,180 going to go chop up a woman, then he goes out and does just that while you do 419 00:26:54,180 --> 00:26:55,180 absolutely nothing? 420 00:26:55,740 --> 00:26:59,220 Is it your testimony before this jury that you feel no compunction here 421 00:26:59,220 --> 00:27:00,460 whatsoever? Of course. 422 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:07,480 And a day goes by that I don't replay that last session with him over and over 423 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,860 again. And, Doctor, it just has to be true. 424 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,500 Had you done something, Allison Toomey might still be alive today. 425 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,160 That's true. And knowing that, doctor, how can anyone in this room truly 426 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,060 consider you to be completely blameless? 427 00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:24,560 Objection. Come on, doctor, look at the jury and tell them you don't blame 428 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:25,720 yourself. Objection. 429 00:27:25,940 --> 00:27:26,960 Sustained. That's okay. 430 00:27:27,300 --> 00:27:29,300 I don't think I have any further questions. 431 00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:31,760 Thank you. You may step down, doctor. 432 00:27:48,220 --> 00:27:51,060 Kevin, can you tell us what the kids say to you? 433 00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:57,780 Kevin, remember our little chat? 434 00:27:58,940 --> 00:28:03,580 You're going to be a brave boy and tell the jury exactly what they say to you. 435 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:10,420 They call me things. 436 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:12,840 What kind of things? 437 00:28:14,900 --> 00:28:16,820 The big kids say I'm a geek and stuff. 438 00:28:17,770 --> 00:28:18,770 Like a leper. 439 00:28:19,370 --> 00:28:21,650 And the little kids are scared of me. 440 00:28:21,990 --> 00:28:23,370 They think I'm a monster. 441 00:28:25,450 --> 00:28:27,190 Do you think you're a monster, Kevin? 442 00:28:29,150 --> 00:28:30,150 Sometimes. 443 00:28:31,930 --> 00:28:32,930 You're not. 444 00:28:33,370 --> 00:28:35,830 You're a very fine, brave young boy. 445 00:28:37,550 --> 00:28:38,750 No further questions. 446 00:28:44,650 --> 00:28:45,650 Kevin. 447 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:51,920 You testified when you were playing with the lighter fluid. 448 00:28:52,540 --> 00:28:54,900 You spilled some on your left sleeve, right? 449 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,880 Yes. And then you decided to light one of your mom's cigarettes. 450 00:29:01,180 --> 00:29:02,180 Yes. 451 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:07,180 And it was the sleeve with the lighter fluid that caught fire then, correct? 452 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,400 Yes, and then it spread to the curtains. 453 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:12,600 Thank you, Kevin. 454 00:29:14,020 --> 00:29:15,020 Nothing further? 455 00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:16,600 Plenty of rest, Your Honor. 456 00:29:17,050 --> 00:29:18,850 Yeah, the defendant moves for a directed verdict. 457 00:29:20,490 --> 00:29:24,790 The jury will be excused while I entertain a motion from counsel. 458 00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:27,470 See you back here 10 a .m. tomorrow. 459 00:29:28,270 --> 00:29:30,330 Kevin, thank you. You can step down. 460 00:29:31,710 --> 00:29:33,750 There's no reason for me to even put on a defense. 461 00:29:34,170 --> 00:29:37,430 As a matter of law, the plaintiff's claim cannot be sustained. 462 00:29:38,250 --> 00:29:41,030 There is not one shred of evidence which goes for a design defect. 463 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,580 And as for the failure to warn issue, their whole case comes down to this 464 00:29:44,580 --> 00:29:47,240 ludicrous notion that there should have been a warning label on the pajamas 465 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:51,040 reading, do not soak in lighter fluid before igniting with a match. They have 466 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:51,959 case, Judge. 467 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,200 All this nonsense should stop right now. 468 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:55,680 Mr. Skarner? 469 00:29:56,280 --> 00:30:01,360 Your Honor, I don't expect Mr. Sassuenti to like our case, nor do I expect to 470 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:05,000 have one ounce of compassion for my client's crippling injuries. 471 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:09,580 But take it from somebody who's been a victim his entire life. No, I am sorry. 472 00:30:09,580 --> 00:30:10,940 have had enough of that, too. 473 00:30:11,730 --> 00:30:12,730 Mr. Sifuentes. 474 00:30:13,490 --> 00:30:14,490 Your Honor. 475 00:30:16,050 --> 00:30:19,150 He has been beating the jury over the head with his handicap, using it as a 476 00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:21,010 weapon. I am not handicapped, sir. 477 00:30:22,150 --> 00:30:25,090 I want my objection to this manipulation on the record. 478 00:30:25,310 --> 00:30:26,390 And I object to this attack. 479 00:30:26,690 --> 00:30:27,770 Now, that's enough from both of you. 480 00:30:28,050 --> 00:30:29,610 Mr. Sifuentes, you've made your point. 481 00:30:30,110 --> 00:30:33,030 Mr. Schuyler, I must say it's not totally lost on me. 482 00:30:33,270 --> 00:30:36,710 Now, let's skip these personal digressions and stick to the facts. 483 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:41,820 I apologise, Your Honour. I realise this case is not about myself, nor is it 484 00:30:41,820 --> 00:30:42,880 about Mr Sifuentes. 485 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:44,680 It's about Kevin Talbot. 486 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:49,480 Now, if the jury rules against him, perhaps I can explain that to him. But 487 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:53,200 am I going to explain the fact that the judge is going to throw his hopes out of 488 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,240 court before the trial is even over? 489 00:30:55,820 --> 00:30:59,240 Well, I'm not inclined to take this matter out of the jury's hands. 490 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,280 So I'm going to deny your motion, Mr Sifuentes. 491 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,280 Open tomorrow morning with your defence. 492 00:31:04,940 --> 00:31:06,400 This case will go on. 493 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,320 And that is all. 494 00:31:08,980 --> 00:31:13,200 And don't you ever speak to me like that again. You deserve it. That little fire 495 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,660 stunt that constantly... Hey, hey, hey! 496 00:31:15,220 --> 00:31:16,760 Enough. Enough. 497 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,760 Arnie, Rene Quintana got the make on Nina Hollander? 498 00:31:26,140 --> 00:31:27,140 She did. 499 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:29,920 What have we got here? 500 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:35,360 Married once, no kids. Well, educated a harpist, no less. She studied at the 501 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,600 conservatory. This is a renaissance woman, Rox. 502 00:31:39,380 --> 00:31:40,700 Look at this. Look at this. 503 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:42,680 She breeds Appaloosas. 504 00:31:42,940 --> 00:31:44,520 Probably between harp lesson. 505 00:31:44,860 --> 00:31:46,700 Here, sign this. 506 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,040 Worth approximately $30 million. 507 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,360 This lady multi -talented or what? 508 00:31:52,660 --> 00:31:54,380 Plus what your limousine service called. 509 00:31:54,620 --> 00:31:57,660 They'll be picking you up on Thursday, and they would like to know what you 510 00:31:57,660 --> 00:31:59,080 drink so they can stock the bar. 511 00:31:59,930 --> 00:32:01,410 I could grow accustomed to this, Roxanne. 512 00:32:03,710 --> 00:32:04,629 Make it. 513 00:32:04,630 --> 00:32:05,630 Don't fear any more. 514 00:32:11,030 --> 00:32:13,970 So, what do you hear about the new guy? Anything? 515 00:32:14,990 --> 00:32:16,590 Black. Brilliant. 516 00:32:17,310 --> 00:32:18,310 Harvard Law. 517 00:32:18,850 --> 00:32:20,470 Job offers up the wazoo. 518 00:32:20,970 --> 00:32:22,290 Great. Star. 519 00:32:22,810 --> 00:32:25,710 That noise you just heard, that was the sound of my option being dropped. 520 00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:27,210 Stop being so negative. 521 00:32:27,830 --> 00:32:30,390 Abby, if I fail the bar again... I'm dead meat. 522 00:32:30,730 --> 00:32:31,730 You passed. 523 00:32:32,430 --> 00:32:33,490 Tony, you passed. 524 00:32:34,070 --> 00:32:35,250 It's easy for you to say. 525 00:32:35,450 --> 00:32:38,890 Okay. When do the results come back? In a couple of weeks. 526 00:32:39,310 --> 00:32:40,970 And if I have failed... Excuse me. 527 00:32:42,110 --> 00:32:44,790 If I failed again, I have to go back into the family business. 528 00:32:45,430 --> 00:32:46,430 What's the family business? 529 00:32:47,570 --> 00:32:50,150 Suffice it to say, it ain't too lawyerly. 530 00:32:50,690 --> 00:32:51,890 You'd give up being a lawyer? 531 00:32:52,290 --> 00:32:53,290 I might have to. 532 00:32:53,610 --> 00:32:56,810 You see, my brother was sort of running the business, but he recently, um... 533 00:32:58,700 --> 00:33:03,480 He recently became incapacitated, and now my father's really pressing me, and 534 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,160 he's a very hard man to say no to. 535 00:33:05,860 --> 00:33:07,280 All fathers are. 536 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:08,520 You don't know my father. 537 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,720 Whenever I go for a family dinner at the compound... The compound? 538 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:14,520 Never mind. 539 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:15,680 You don't want to know. 540 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:20,980 And then I dragged her from the kitchen to the bathroom. 541 00:33:21,380 --> 00:33:23,120 And she was already dead at this point? 542 00:33:23,380 --> 00:33:24,380 Yes. 543 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:25,960 But I kept stabbing her. 544 00:33:27,540 --> 00:33:29,500 Over and over and over. 545 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,040 Then I was finished. 546 00:33:31,420 --> 00:33:32,680 I washed my hands. 547 00:33:34,780 --> 00:33:35,780 I had finished. 548 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:37,120 Nothing further. 549 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:55,520 Why the kitchen knife, Mr. Roth? 550 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,120 All those threats with a machete, but instead you kill her with a kitchen 551 00:33:59,580 --> 00:34:00,740 I didn't have it with me. 552 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:03,020 You go to murder someone and you forget the weapon? 553 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,540 What kind of a killer are you? 554 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,260 Objection. Something else is bothering me, Mr. Rob. 555 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:10,699 Today you tell us that you washed the blood off your hands, but in the 556 00:34:10,699 --> 00:34:13,600 confession you gave to the police you said you never took your gloves off. I 557 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,800 object. Will counsel please tell us where she's headed with all of this? I'd 558 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:17,658 glad to. 559 00:34:17,659 --> 00:34:20,440 This man did not kill Allison Toomey. I did, too. 560 00:34:20,659 --> 00:34:23,300 He'd like to think he did, but I'm going to prove that this is simply another 561 00:34:23,300 --> 00:34:25,080 one of his fantasies. Oh, this is crazy. 562 00:34:25,420 --> 00:34:28,659 I don't like surprises, Miss Kelsey. Neither do I, Your Honor. But while 563 00:34:28,659 --> 00:34:32,139 listening to Mr. Robb's testimony, it suddenly became apparent to me. I'll 564 00:34:32,139 --> 00:34:33,420 you a little more latitude. 565 00:34:33,940 --> 00:34:36,960 When you described the murder a few moments ago, you stabbed with your right 566 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,040 hand. But in the confession, you said you were left -handed. Why? 567 00:34:40,860 --> 00:34:41,860 I don't remember. 568 00:34:42,139 --> 00:34:43,038 I'll tell you why. 569 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,580 Because in the paper, it said the police were looking for a left -handed killer, 570 00:34:46,679 --> 00:34:48,699 so that's what you gave them. This is a speech. 571 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,440 Tell us, Mr. Rob, why did you confess to a murder you didn't commit? 572 00:34:52,739 --> 00:34:53,739 Because I did it. 573 00:34:54,060 --> 00:34:57,500 I did too. Commit it. Oh, come on. You don't even know the facts. You've been 574 00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:59,200 found out. Objection! Miss Kelsey! 575 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:02,600 You dreamed of killing her, but you didn't do it, did you? I was the one who 576 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:06,360 killed her. Everything you confessed to was in the paper. You memorized it. 577 00:35:06,580 --> 00:35:10,460 But your memory is lousy today, Mr. Robb, and everyone in this courtroom 578 00:35:10,460 --> 00:35:11,660 you didn't do it. I did. 579 00:35:12,060 --> 00:35:15,560 I stabbed her over and over and stabbed her and stabbed her. 580 00:35:16,300 --> 00:35:17,259 It was me! 581 00:35:17,260 --> 00:35:19,720 It was my crime! Mr. Robb! It's mine! 582 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:21,620 I belong in... 583 00:35:32,460 --> 00:35:37,580 You've heard the testimony of a deluded individual desperately clinging to the 584 00:35:37,580 --> 00:35:39,440 belief that he murdered Allison Toomey. 585 00:35:40,220 --> 00:35:43,040 A right -handed man claiming to be left -handed. 586 00:35:43,420 --> 00:35:45,460 A man who didn't even remember the facts. 587 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:50,720 You've also heard three psychiatrists tell you today that this could all very 588 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:51,940 well just be a fantasy. 589 00:35:52,620 --> 00:35:56,440 That his confession and plea of guilty could simply be an extension of that 590 00:35:56,440 --> 00:36:01,560 fantasy. The plaintiffs are asking you to punish Dr. Warren. 591 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:06,200 for not having the foresight to predict that Elliot Robb was a murderer. 592 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:12,380 And yet here we sit, with the full benefit of hindsight, and we still can't 593 00:36:12,380 --> 00:36:13,380 he's a murderer. 594 00:36:13,500 --> 00:36:16,800 And in fact, ladies and gentlemen, whether you believe that psychiatrists 595 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:19,600 warn in this situation or not, it no longer makes any difference. 596 00:36:20,260 --> 00:36:24,860 Because if Elliot Robb didn't kill that girl, then the actions of my client are 597 00:36:24,860 --> 00:36:26,320 of absolutely no consequence. 598 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:29,560 Thank you. 599 00:36:35,310 --> 00:36:36,530 Oh, sure, I don't mind. 600 00:36:37,050 --> 00:36:39,010 Whatever time you finish with your deposition. 601 00:36:39,310 --> 00:36:40,310 Uh -huh. 602 00:36:40,650 --> 00:36:41,650 Okay. 603 00:36:41,830 --> 00:36:42,830 Love you too, Mickey. 604 00:36:43,190 --> 00:36:44,330 Yeah. Hi. 605 00:36:46,110 --> 00:36:47,110 Hi. 606 00:36:47,390 --> 00:36:48,630 Stranger in a strange land. 607 00:36:49,050 --> 00:36:51,370 I hope I'm not taking you at a bad time. 608 00:36:51,630 --> 00:36:52,630 No. 609 00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:57,230 Actually, I had a hinky 459 who just copped to a year counting lead, so I'm a 610 00:36:57,230 --> 00:36:58,109 free woman. 611 00:36:58,110 --> 00:36:59,110 For now. 612 00:36:59,510 --> 00:37:03,030 Huh? You don't do much criminal, do you? 613 00:37:03,630 --> 00:37:04,630 Try none. 614 00:37:04,810 --> 00:37:08,930 I've never even been in this building before. Of course, there was a total 615 00:37:08,930 --> 00:37:10,790 in the elevator on PCP or something. 616 00:37:13,210 --> 00:37:16,570 Yeah, so let me guess that since you are not here to soak in the luxurious 617 00:37:16,570 --> 00:37:18,930 ambience, there must be something I can do for you. 618 00:37:19,290 --> 00:37:23,390 Grace, I hate to impose, but some evidence came out in a civil trial I'm 619 00:37:23,390 --> 00:37:24,390 involved in. 620 00:37:24,710 --> 00:37:28,450 And I know it's going to sound more like Perry Mason than real life, but there's 621 00:37:28,450 --> 00:37:31,550 a man in prison serving time for a murder he didn't commit. 622 00:37:32,060 --> 00:37:35,480 And what I was hoping was that you could do something to get him out before I 623 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:36,700 lose another night's sleep over it. 624 00:37:36,900 --> 00:37:38,120 Are you representing him? 625 00:37:38,340 --> 00:37:39,340 Not exactly. 626 00:37:39,820 --> 00:37:42,640 Well, it's really up to his counsel to make a motion for a new trial. 627 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:44,660 He didn't have a trial. He pled guilty. 628 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,280 Some PD represented him. 629 00:37:46,820 --> 00:37:48,620 Can't you make a motion as an officer of the court? 630 00:37:49,820 --> 00:37:52,860 I can if the new evidence is compelling enough. What have you got? 631 00:37:53,340 --> 00:37:56,620 A lot of inconsistencies in the various statements he made. 632 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:00,380 And I just know he didn't do it. 633 00:38:02,540 --> 00:38:05,860 Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Ann, but the police are usually 634 00:38:05,860 --> 00:38:08,300 pretty good about sniffing out compulsive confessors. 635 00:38:09,060 --> 00:38:13,240 And with about a thousand other case files sitting on my desk, I'd really 636 00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:16,120 something more in the way of hard evidence to get his case reopened. 637 00:38:19,720 --> 00:38:20,720 Okay. 638 00:38:20,980 --> 00:38:21,980 Thanks for your time. 639 00:38:22,380 --> 00:38:23,380 Sure. 640 00:38:23,940 --> 00:38:27,740 This guy is so damn good. The jury's got the jury right in the palm of his hand. 641 00:38:27,780 --> 00:38:30,200 You haven't seen them yet. At least let us wait until we put on our defense. I 642 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:31,200 know, but... 643 00:38:32,750 --> 00:38:36,590 It's just that win or lose, my company doesn't look very good back on this pool 644 00:38:36,590 --> 00:38:37,590 yet. 645 00:38:37,810 --> 00:38:41,610 Besides, I'd sort of like to give him something anyway. 646 00:38:42,550 --> 00:38:44,870 That's fine. I just don't want you throwing out any offers because you 647 00:38:44,870 --> 00:38:45,448 we're beat. 648 00:38:45,450 --> 00:38:48,070 I understand, Victor, but I want you to make the offer. 649 00:38:49,790 --> 00:38:50,790 Hey. 650 00:38:50,930 --> 00:38:51,930 Oh, Bill. 651 00:38:52,310 --> 00:38:53,310 Yes, sir. Got it? 652 00:38:54,090 --> 00:38:56,830 You might check the head, Counselor. I'll make it fast. You're ready to go. 653 00:39:02,339 --> 00:39:03,339 Hey. 654 00:39:04,260 --> 00:39:06,080 Get full out of the stud. Let's see what you got. 655 00:39:06,780 --> 00:39:07,780 Hey, hey. 656 00:39:08,060 --> 00:39:11,000 Hey, easy, bud. We're just doing a little anthropology research here. 657 00:39:12,260 --> 00:39:13,480 What the hell is wrong with you? 658 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,500 Hey, bud, what are you going to do about it? I mean, there's three against one 659 00:39:16,500 --> 00:39:18,380 here. Or should I say one and a half? 660 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:26,480 You better redo your math. 661 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:28,480 Let's go. Out. 662 00:39:29,460 --> 00:39:30,279 Get out. 663 00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:31,340 Cool. Cool. 664 00:39:37,900 --> 00:39:38,900 You all right? You okay? 665 00:39:39,620 --> 00:39:40,620 I'm fine. 666 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:42,600 Am I cut? 667 00:39:43,580 --> 00:39:44,580 Yeah, a little. 668 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:46,400 Right there. Right over here. 669 00:39:46,780 --> 00:39:47,780 Okay. 670 00:40:18,170 --> 00:40:21,750 Skyler. Your Honor, I'm afraid there's been a slight altercation. 671 00:40:22,050 --> 00:40:23,150 Not with Mr. Cifuentes. 672 00:40:24,930 --> 00:40:26,230 No, with strangers. 673 00:40:26,830 --> 00:40:32,310 Unfortunately, one of the byproducts of my abnormality is that I get attacked 674 00:40:32,310 --> 00:40:34,670 simply because of the way I look. 675 00:40:36,090 --> 00:40:40,170 There are bullies in this world who like to beat people up just because they 676 00:40:40,170 --> 00:40:41,170 look different. 677 00:40:42,010 --> 00:40:43,870 Something I've faced all my life. 678 00:40:44,570 --> 00:40:46,610 Kevin Talbot, regrettably, will... 679 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:48,580 have to face it all through his. 680 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:53,800 I'd like a continuance until tomorrow morning so that I can seek medical 681 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:55,900 attention and get fresh clothes. 682 00:40:56,260 --> 00:41:00,360 Certainly. Tomorrow morning, 10 a .m. Members of the jury, this incident is 683 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:04,300 relevant to any issue that's before me. I'm instructed to disregard it entirely. 684 00:41:04,740 --> 00:41:06,300 This court is adjourned until tomorrow morning. 685 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:09,920 Mr. Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict? 686 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:11,240 We have, Your Honor. 687 00:41:11,420 --> 00:41:12,800 What tell you, Mr. Foreman? 688 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:17,240 We, the jury, in the case of the estate of Allison Toomey versus Peter Warren, 689 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:18,980 find in favor of the defendant. 690 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:24,160 Congratulations. 691 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,380 So, what happened to William? 692 00:41:31,640 --> 00:41:32,660 He goes back to prison. 693 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:36,680 Even after that verdict? Well, that was just a civil trial about you, Peter. 694 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:39,620 Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with the criminal disposition on him. 695 00:41:40,190 --> 00:41:42,250 Can I talk to you for just a minute? Would you excuse us? 696 00:41:42,530 --> 00:41:48,910 Sure. You see, this is exactly what's bothering me. 697 00:41:49,970 --> 00:41:52,570 I have this sinking feeling that my job's only half done. 698 00:41:53,070 --> 00:41:56,890 Elliot Robb is going back to prison, and the real murderer is still out there. 699 00:41:57,390 --> 00:41:58,490 Want the police to do something? 700 00:41:58,930 --> 00:42:00,810 I hope so, but I doubt it. 701 00:42:01,130 --> 00:42:03,370 As far as they're concerned, Elliot's still the killer. 702 00:42:04,890 --> 00:42:06,930 Which is why I need to review your medical files. 703 00:42:07,580 --> 00:42:10,960 I want to refresh myself on the case history of the other members of that 704 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:11,779 therapy group. 705 00:42:11,780 --> 00:42:15,380 Why? I think the DA's office will do something if I can give them something 706 00:42:15,380 --> 00:42:19,680 work with. And I am willing to bet that the real murderer is a member of that 707 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:20,680 group therapy session. 708 00:42:21,060 --> 00:42:23,860 Somebody who knew Allison and who heard Elliot's threats. 709 00:42:24,220 --> 00:42:25,158 Just a second. 710 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:28,920 See, if I can talk to some of those people, maybe I can stir something up. 711 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:33,120 there was some sexual involvement, some jealousies. You said yourself those 712 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:34,260 groups can get pretty intimate. 713 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:35,560 Yes. 714 00:42:37,580 --> 00:42:41,420 We're still talking in the scope of our attorney -client relationship here, 715 00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:42,440 right? Of course. 716 00:42:42,980 --> 00:42:45,080 And let me tell you this in total confidence. 717 00:42:48,700 --> 00:42:49,960 I murdered Allison, too. 718 00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:53,240 As a joke? 719 00:42:54,820 --> 00:42:55,820 We're having an affair. 720 00:42:57,340 --> 00:43:00,960 And when she threatened to go public with that, well, a psychiatrist can lose 721 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:04,480 his license, his whole life, getting sexually involved with a 17 -year -old 722 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:05,480 patient. 723 00:43:07,820 --> 00:43:09,360 She threatened to expose me with Kelsey. 724 00:43:11,220 --> 00:43:12,220 So I killed her. 725 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:15,460 You son of a bitch. 726 00:43:16,620 --> 00:43:19,260 Psychologically, it wasn't very hard to convince. Elliot, he'd done it. Poor 727 00:43:19,260 --> 00:43:20,620 bastard's so wracked with guilt anyway. 728 00:43:21,820 --> 00:43:22,940 He wanted to be punished. 729 00:43:24,420 --> 00:43:25,620 Why are you telling me this? 730 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:26,880 So you'll stop. 731 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:28,840 I'm well -versed in the laws pertaining to privilege. 732 00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:32,300 Not simply doctor -patient, but attorney -client as well. And I know that by 733 00:43:32,300 --> 00:43:33,300 telling you these things... 734 00:43:33,879 --> 00:43:37,440 You are forever precluded from directly or indirectly telling anybody else. 735 00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:44,500 I also know that you have to cancel this little fact -finding safari you're 736 00:43:44,500 --> 00:43:47,620 planning, unless you care to be disbarred. What makes you think I won't 737 00:43:47,620 --> 00:43:50,820 anyway? Because we both know the things I tell you in the context of our 738 00:43:50,820 --> 00:43:52,840 privilege are inadmissible in the court of law. 739 00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:59,100 You can't get me, lady, even if you wanted to throw away your career to do 740 00:44:04,350 --> 00:44:06,050 Thank you. You're an excellent representation. 741 00:44:08,130 --> 00:44:09,130 I recommend you. 742 00:44:25,430 --> 00:44:28,650 Damn it. I am just so tempted to turn him in. 743 00:44:29,430 --> 00:44:30,430 What good will it do? 744 00:44:35,250 --> 00:44:37,230 Nothing you say can be used against him, right? 745 00:44:38,190 --> 00:44:42,390 And with Rob still confessing, they can easily get reasonable doubt. So your 746 00:44:42,390 --> 00:44:44,490 doctor gets off, you get disbarred. 747 00:44:45,830 --> 00:44:47,110 So what am I supposed to do? 748 00:44:47,650 --> 00:44:49,210 You do what lawyers have to do sometimes. 749 00:44:49,470 --> 00:44:50,570 You put it behind you. 750 00:44:51,230 --> 00:44:53,670 You think about something positive, something worthwhile. 751 00:44:55,770 --> 00:44:57,270 Linguini al pesto, for example. 752 00:44:59,230 --> 00:45:02,610 And you accept the fact that what's best about the system is also sometimes 753 00:45:02,610 --> 00:45:03,610 hardest to live with. 754 00:45:06,150 --> 00:45:08,470 That and pray that my client gets hit by a bus. 755 00:45:09,050 --> 00:45:10,370 Yeah, that too. 756 00:45:12,110 --> 00:45:13,110 Come on, let's go to bed. 757 00:45:15,570 --> 00:45:17,030 I have to sit down here for a while. 758 00:45:18,490 --> 00:45:19,890 You want me to make you something to eat? 759 00:45:21,150 --> 00:45:22,150 I'm fine. 760 00:45:25,430 --> 00:45:27,070 I, uh, I love you. 761 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:42,480 The important thing is that it's all for a worthy cause. 762 00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:44,440 Absolutely. 763 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:48,800 When you think this is providing shelter for the homeless, it all becomes a very 764 00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:51,900 small sacrifice, doesn't it? Well, we all do what we can. 765 00:45:52,820 --> 00:45:57,880 Yet, I keep getting the feeling that somehow we just haven't done quite 766 00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:01,020 I so agree. 767 00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:15,640 Funny thing is, I just agreed out of curiosity. 768 00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:19,780 I wanted to see what these auctions were like. 769 00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,140 That's where I went. I was curious. 770 00:46:25,460 --> 00:46:31,800 No intention of bidding, but when I saw you, I... I won it. 771 00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:39,520 I'm glad you did. 772 00:47:01,450 --> 00:47:02,450 Where are you going? 773 00:47:04,190 --> 00:47:06,430 It's 1 .30, Nina. I got a full day tomorrow. 774 00:47:06,770 --> 00:47:09,050 I should probably... Give me your hand, Tony. 775 00:47:16,470 --> 00:47:17,470 So soft. 776 00:47:21,130 --> 00:47:22,790 What are you doing? 777 00:47:24,790 --> 00:47:26,130 Relax, Mr. Becker. 778 00:47:26,530 --> 00:47:27,630 You are my prisoner. 779 00:47:31,950 --> 00:47:32,950 Nina, come on. 780 00:47:33,850 --> 00:47:35,170 It's too late for a game. 781 00:47:35,410 --> 00:47:36,730 This is no game, mister. 782 00:47:37,150 --> 00:47:43,370 I paid $5 ,000 for this, and I intend to get my money's worth every last penny.